-ancy
a combination of -ance and -y, used to form nouns denoting state or quality:
brilliancy.
-ance
suffix
indicating an action, state or condition, or quality hindrance, tenancy, resemblance compare -ence
word origin
via old french from latin -antia; see -ancy
-ancy
suffix
a variant of -ance, used to indicate condition or quality expectancy, poignancy, malignancy
-ancy
suffix denoting quality or state, from l. -antia, forming abstract nouns on pp. adjs. in -antem, appearing in eng. mostly in words borrowed directly from latin (those p-ssing through fr. usually have -ance or -ence; see -ance).
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